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have you ever tried buying one of those three-packs tho

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no tell me more

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sometimes they are even on SALE

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But it was a really, really nice notebook.

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no no this one's different its soft cover so you can turn it into a telescope, classic writer stuff!

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ha, i love it.

also, please expand “car wash but for humans” in some form. future substack? movie script? full moleskine notebook? something!

you're the best.

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I KNEW CAR WASH BUT FOR HUMANS HAD LEGS

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THIS IDEA IS SO GOOD IT MIGHT EVEN HAVE WHEELS!

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What's a moleskin notebook? Oh, you're talking about Moleskine®! You're only supposed to write in those with a Montblanc™ pen. One would hope you'd be wearing a Harris Tweed Joe Baseball Jacket (https://harristweedisleofharris.co.uk/). To quote Robert Leverant in Zen in the Art of Photography: "The Way lies not in the Equipment." But I really do need a Canon EOS R5 Mirrorless Camera right now.

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hahaha omg i didnt even spell it right I'm a FRAUD. Only one way to fix this: buy more Moleskine!

Also I do in fact have a dumb fascination with fountain pens. Truly ANYTHING TO NOT WRITE.

and yes obviously you do need yourself that camera

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I have actually taken to sorting socks in the drawer when the lawn has been mowed, the dishes done, the picture frame finished (can't say I got the bills paid).

Fact is, your spelling indicates that you're NOT a fraud. Sneaky, maybe. The sad thing is that I knew how to spell it. There should be a new adage, along the "those who can't do, teach" line: those who pay attention to spelling can't write (they can only edit).

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It was at some Midwestern airport — in 2002 — that I first discovered Moleskine.

A fudgy little bookstore had a few on display and I bought one of the pocket-sized hardcover models. Seduced by legacy bygone era Writer Greats who'd also used them.

It cost an exorbitant $17. At that price, I could only afford use it for superior work, not everyday capture and shitty first drafts. So naturally I was afraid to use it all.

Now I like cheap-o spiral notebooks from National Brand. Fill one and start another. They only cost a few bucks.

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Bought my new,/old Mac weeks ago for $270. I replaced the used Mac I bought from the same store for $300. I wrote more than 200,000 words on it over the last three years. That cheap laptop helped produce a NYT bestseller, numerous screenplays, essays, and my sub stack page Sour Milk. Writing is craft and occasionally art, you can never blame your tools. Some of my recent thoughts on writing and writers://petermaguire.substack.com/p/taylor-brown

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